The Osage Indians were the original settlers of this region and their influence has created a lasting impact on southeast Kansas.
Additional recommended references:
Kansas Historical Society - Osage
The trails established by the Osage became the routes that connected the communities that formed Southeast Kansas.
Catholic Jesuits of Osage Mission (now Saint Paul) developed a strong bond of trust and mutual respect with the Osage Indians.
This area grew from Indian villages and explorer camps into frontier communities at a wild pace following the Civil War.
The arrival of the "Iron Horse" had an enormous impact, and influence, on the development and growth of Southeast Kansas
From missionary and one-room schools to unified school districts, education has played a key role in Kansas for nearly 200 years.
Learn how the Historic Oak Grove School was closed, neglected, revived, renovated, restored and, where it's going from here!
This video was created the same year that the Oak Grove School was listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places.
Drone video of the Osage Trail from Trotters Ford to south of Oak Grove School.
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